Medicare Patients Unaware of Real Drug Costs
Published:Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:48:45 -0700
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- A medical consulting firm is out with numbers on prescription drug prices for older Americans, and the findings may surprise Medicare beneficiaries who dont realize the out-of-pocket costs theyre paying for higher-end prescription drugs. Older Americans may have been lulled into a false sense of security, as prices for most prescription drugs have held steady and ......
Published:Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:48:45 -0700
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- A medical consulting firm is out with numbers on prescription drug prices for older Americans, and the findings may surprise Medicare beneficiaries who dont realize the out-of-pocket costs theyre paying for higher-end prescription drugs. Older Americans may have been lulled into a false sense of security, as prices for most prescription drugs have held steady and ......
Taking on Medicare and Medicaid
Published:Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:27:00 -0700
Editor’s note: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released a plan in July that he said would achieve $9 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. Here, we review parts of the proposal....
Published:Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:27:00 -0700
Editor’s note: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released a plan in July that he said would achieve $9 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. Here, we review parts of the proposal....
Scenarios: Deficit panel talks loom for Medicare, Medicaid
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:09:13 -0700
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The governments soaring healthcare bill will be high on the agenda of Congresss new deficit-cutting super committee, which has been assigned the task of finding by November 23 at least $1.2 trillion in savings....
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:09:13 -0700
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The governments soaring healthcare bill will be high on the agenda of Congresss new deficit-cutting super committee, which has been assigned the task of finding by November 23 at least $1.2 trillion in savings....
Medicaid Pays Less Than Medicare for Many Prescription Drugs, U.S. Report Finds
Published:Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:02:53 -0700
The new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services could be used by lawmakers trying to cut drug prices....
Published:Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:02:53 -0700
The new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services could be used by lawmakers trying to cut drug prices....
Amodei says hed push to raise Medicare reimbursement rates
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:00:32 -0700
Mark Amodei said Monday that he would push to increase Medicare reimbursement rates if elected to Congress, although he wants to cut overall federal spending by 4 percent a year over the next five years....
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:00:32 -0700
Mark Amodei said Monday that he would push to increase Medicare reimbursement rates if elected to Congress, although he wants to cut overall federal spending by 4 percent a year over the next five years....
Government urged to extend Medicare
Published:Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:18:06 -0700
Medicare should be extended to cover community-based asylum seekers who are struggling to access health services, researchers say....
Published:Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:18:06 -0700
Medicare should be extended to cover community-based asylum seekers who are struggling to access health services, researchers say....
Coburn’s cuts: Taking on Medicare and Medicaid
Published:Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:27:00 -0700
Editor’s note: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released a plan in July that he said would achieve $9 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. Here, we review parts of the proposal. Coburn , a doctor, has some strong ideas about Medicare and Medicaid, which, he said, provide “health-care coverage for approximately one in five Americans and, along with Social Security, make up the backbone of ......
Published:Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:27:00 -0700
Editor’s note: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released a plan in July that he said would achieve $9 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade. Here, we review parts of the proposal. Coburn , a doctor, has some strong ideas about Medicare and Medicaid, which, he said, provide “health-care coverage for approximately one in five Americans and, along with Social Security, make up the backbone of ......
Medicaid pays less than Medicare for many prescription drugs, US report finds
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:39:39 -0700
The new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services could be used by lawmakers trying to cut drug prices....
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:39:39 -0700
The new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services could be used by lawmakers trying to cut drug prices....
Medicare needs deeper discounts from drugmakers
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:02:12 -0700
The supercommittee charged with trimming the national debt by $1.5 trillion, by Thanksgiving, is certain to wrestle over entitlements, especially Medicare. A new report by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, which i...
Published:Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:02:12 -0700
The supercommittee charged with trimming the national debt by $1.5 trillion, by Thanksgiving, is certain to wrestle over entitlements, especially Medicare. A new report by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, which i...
